"We were pretty free,” Hornish said back in the garage after making his run. “We just couldn't get it through the corner the way that we needed to. The track tightened up a little bit throughout practice as everything started to cool off. Then the track went free tonight, but we have a pretty good direction for Sunday. All in all, it wasn't a terrible lap by any means. I think that we'll be inside the top 15 to start the race. I'm more worried about race day than I am qualifying day. We have a fast Shell-Pennzoil Dodge. We'll just see what we can do to make our car better tomorrow in practice. We found some stuff today that will help for Sunday. I feel pretty good about it."

Joey Logano claimed the Coors Light Pole Award here tonight with his fast lap of 30.672 seconds (176.056 mph). Marcos Ambrose will start on the outside pole on Sunday after turning in a lap of 30.979 seconds (175.342 mph). Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski, going after the first NASCAR Sprint Cup points title in team history, starts third after clocking in with a lap of 30.841 seconds (175.092 mph). Carl Edwards (lap of 30.857 seconds/175.001 mph) will start fourth, with Aric Almirola (lap of 30.877 seconds/174.887 mph) fifth.

With teammate Keselowski leading Johnson by 20 points entering Sunday’s final race, Dodge SRT’s Scott Sebastian asked the former open-wheel champ for Penske Racing about the setting for Sunday’s title showdown. "I would much rather be the hunted because you have the lead.” Hornish said. “There are fewer scenarios that you have to lose the championship. If you're coming into the race with any type of margin, it makes things a little easier. There's just a better feel that you have and less things to worry about to accomplish your goal."

Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports and celebrated its 50th Anniversary during the 2016 season. Dating back to its first race in the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 440 major race wins, over 500 pole positions and 29 National Championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition. In its storied history, the team has also earned 16 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win and overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Over 80 drivers have raced for Team Penske over the years.